True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought. [Lat., Id facere laus est quod decet, non quod licet.]

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

..it sounded very good and very false at the same time, so that you had the feeling that even if was true, he was touching only on the very highest points and maybe embellishing those a little.

A hair divides what is false and true.